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SPRINGSTEEN LINK ROUNDUP: Stand Up For Heroes Etc. Edition

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The writers of this blog are not music critics, and they don't consider a second (or third, fourth or fifth) mortgage to be a perfectly reasonable course of action to pay for front-row tickets, but despite being a whole lot more middle aged than
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The writers of this blog are not music critics, and they don't consider a second (or third, fourth or fifth) mortgage to be a perfectly reasonable course of action to pay for front-row tickets, but despite being a whole lot more middle aged than they were when they first put \x34Born in the U.S.A.\x34 or \x34The River\x34 down on the turntable, still feels like Bruce has something -- OK, a lot of things -- to say about our country and the way we live our lives, things that not a lot of other artists are saying. And whether he's talking about the knife that can cut this pain from your heart, the house that's waiting for you to walk in or what that flag flying over the courthouse means, he's nailing down feelings that are so universal that they can raise your spirits and break your heart at the same time. Plus, let¹s face it, the man rocks.

It’s that time again — the tour’s behind him, and Bruce Springsteen will start showing up in various and sundry locations strumming his guitar and looking generally ready to hit the road again. And tomorrow, you’ll be able to watch him do it — there’s a live stream coming for the annual Stand Up For Heroes fundraiser in NYC, where Bruce breaks out a new dirty joke every year.
And we’re not saying he’ll show up — because who knows? — but tickets are on sale now for New Jersey’s Light of Day shows in January as well.
There’s also been some interesting movement on the part of Springsteen Inc. in terms of getting new music out to his hungry fans — Springsteen’s cover of “Dream Baby Dream,” used with his memorable fan thank-you video, is now on Spotify (although a downloadable version would be nice, hint hint), and other pro-shot official videos from the Wrecking Ball tour continue to trickle out, including a killer version of “Local Hero” from Leeds.
Maybe a sign that something (anything?) new might hit the shelves soon … Or maybe not. (He does have a South African tour to get ready for, after all.) But keep ‘em coming at any rate, Bruce — and in the meantime we’ll keep ourselves occupied with other important Springsteen links from around the web: